from the Sept. 13, 2011 editorial page of the Wall Street Journal – What Job ‘Training’ Teaches? Bad Work Habits by JAMES BOVARD Last Thursday, President Obama proposed new federal jobs and job-training programs for youth and the long-term unemployed. The federal government has experimented with these programs for almost a half century. The record […]
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Video of my FFF speech at George Mason Univ. last week
Click here to see the video of last week’s speech at George Mason University. I want to thank the Future of Freedom Foundation and the GMU Economics Club for sponsoring the event. I especially want to thank GMU Economics Professor Thomas Rustici for the kind words of his introduction.
Live Online today (9/12) on Brian Wilson Show at 4:30 pm Eastern
I will be on the air and on the net this afernoon with WSPD’s Brian Wilson – a great libertarian radio host – hell, a great radio host per se. We will be discussing the 9/11 anniversary and the use of F-16 fighter jets in respond to airline passengers hitting the john. I will be […]
Terrorism and Tyranny Epigrams
On the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks… Here are some epigrams from Terrorism & Tyranny: Trampling Freedom, Justice, and Peace to Rid the World of Evil (Palgrave, 2003): Nothing happened on 9/11 that made the federal government more trustworthy. The Patriot Act treats every citizen like a suspected terrorist and every federal agent like […]
My Wed. 9/7 GMU Speech – Televised LIVE via UStream
My spiel tomorrow (Wed., 9/7) at George Mason University will be broadcast live on the Future of Freedom Foundation’s UStream station. To watch the video of the event, just click here. You can submit questions via email that FFF will ask during the event. Unfortuntely, the people watching the web broadcast – unlike the GMU […]
Speaking Next Wed. (9/7) at George Mason Univ: FREE PIZZA!
I will be speaking at George Mason University next Wednesday, September 7, on “Obama’s War on Prosperity and Freedom.” This is part of the Future of Freedom Foundation’s Economic Liberty lecture series. Here’s the basic info – Email me if you need directions. George Mason University – Johnson Center Cinema 5:30 p.m. — Pizza 6:00 […]
Another FBI Terrorist Trainer Bites the Dust
Today’s Washington Post reports details on a guy who the FBI hired to provide expert anti-terrorism training: William G. Hillar billed himself as a hero and a patriot, a 28-year veteran of the Army Special Forces who shared his knowledge of counterterrorism by holding training sessions for federal agents and local police. The 66-year-old Millersville […]